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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services Sector Remuneration (13 Nov 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has contacted Permanent TSB, whose shares are 99.5% owned by him, requesting staff whose annual salary is in excess of €200,000 to waive 15% of their salary or such amount in excess of €200,000 whichever is the lesser; if he has, the date on which he first made this contact; the number of staff whose annual salaries were in excess of...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services Sector Remuneration (13 Nov 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance the salary paid to the Chief Executive Officer of Irish Life; if he will provide a listing and quantification of any additional benefits paid; and in respect of any expenses allowance if he will confirm if such allowances are paid only in respect of vouched and receipted expenditure. [49505/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services Sector Remuneration (13 Nov 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance if the Chief Executive Officer of Irish Life is employed on a temporary contract; if so, the date on which this contract was entered into; the termination date of this contract; if he will quantify any termination payments provided for under the contract. [49506/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services Sector Remuneration (13 Nov 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance if the Chief Executive Officer of Irish Life is employed on a continuing or permanent contract; and if so if he will quantify any termination payments provided for under the contract. [49507/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Remuneration (13 Nov 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has contacted Irish Life, a company wholly owned by him, requesting staff whose annual salary is in excess of €200,000 to waive 15% of their salary or such amount in excess of €200,000 whichever is the lesser; and if he has, the date on which he first made this contact; the number of staff whose annual salaries were in excess of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (13 Nov 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reasons a school (details supplied) in County Donegal has not been considered eligible for funding under the current school building programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49788/12]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Property (13 Nov 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a list detailing the property vested in the State since 8 March 2011 pursuant to the State Property Act 1954, showing the source and a brief description of the property. [49496/12]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Property (13 Nov 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a list of properties which would have been vested in the State since March 2011 but whose vestment was waived by him pursuant to the State Property Act 1954, showing the source and a brief description of the property. [49497/12]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Capital Expenditure (13 Nov 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 111 on 10 October 2012, the quantum by which capital expenditure is behind profile for the first 10 months of 2012. [49488/12]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Capital Expenditure (13 Nov 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 111 on 10 October 2012, if he will provide a forecast of total annual capital expenditure in 2012 and provide an explanation for variance with profile. [49489/12]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Capital Expenditure (13 Nov 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 111 on 10 October 2012, if he will provide an estimate of new jobs that would have been created plus jobs that would have been saved if the capital expenditure budget in 2012 had been spent according to profile. [49490/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme (13 Nov 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if there is currently any scope for local authorities to extend the deadline for the tenant purchase scheme in exceptional circumstances, such as those experienced by a person (details supplied) in County Donegal [50433/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme (13 Nov 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if there is currently any scope for local authorities to extend the deadline for the tenant purchase scheme in exceptional circumstances, such as those experienced by a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49997/12]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (13 Nov 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding an application for Irish citizenship in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49464/12]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives (9 Nov 2012)

Pearse Doherty: It is good to have examples. In the North there is a process extending from the Good Friday Agreement, although it comes from the old system of one-party or one-community rule up there. It is section 75 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 and it obliges Departments to proof their budgets for equality issues. It does not happen in all Departments but it does happen where Sinn Féin has a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives (9 Nov 2012)

Pearse Doherty: What about the third rate of tax?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives (9 Nov 2012)

Pearse Doherty: There is a proposal from the community platform. We agree with much of what is in here but I will focus in particular on the wealth tax. As the witnesses may know, I will publish on behalf of Sinn Féin a comprehensive piece of legislation looking to reintroduce a wealth tax in the State. We have considered different models and proposals, and we are very conscious of the proposal from...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives (9 Nov 2012)

Pearse Doherty: It was said that Government programmes must support the unemployed. Sinn Féin has advocated this and due to our position in government in the North, we have been implementing it. We have introduced social clauses on major construction contracts, most notably the €1 billion contract for the A5. Contractors are obliged to employ long-term unemployed and apprentices on those...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives (9 Nov 2012)

Pearse Doherty: On the National Women's Council, and I will be brief on this-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives (9 Nov 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Again, I welcome the submission. Gender proofing was an issue that was raised and I will talk about the North again on this.